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Pandemic Forms.

Lakshmi Krishnan¹

¹Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.

Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

|May 3, 2024

Summary

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This study introduces new narrative forms to analyze pandemics, moving beyond existing models. Understanding these structures enhances our grasp of pandemic impacts on health and society.

Keywords:

Pandemics formalism genre history of medicine literary criticism medical humanities narrative

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Medical Humanities
Narrative Theory
Public Health Historiography

Background:

Pandemics are shaped by invisible narrative structures influencing social and biological understanding.
Existing models, like Charles Rosenberg's dramaturgic approach, offer valuable insights but can be expanded.
Narrative patterns parallel biological processes such as viral replication and mutation, impacting health outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop novel narrative forms for analyzing pandemics.
To expand upon existing pandemic models with a focus on literary methods.
To explore how narrative structures influence the understanding and historiography of pandemics.

Main Methods:

Introduction of five new narrative forms: Arc, Cycle, Sequel, Caesura, and Series.
Analysis of the potential and limitations of these proposed narrative structures.
Investigation of the interactions, contradictions, and convergences between these forms.

Main Results:

The proposed narrative forms provide a framework for detailed pandemic analysis.
Understanding narrative structures deepens insights into pandemic effects and societal perspectives.
Literary methods offer robust conceptual tools for pandemic historiography.

Conclusions:

A transdisciplinary medical humanities approach yields novel understandings of health, culture, and society during pandemics.
Narrative analysis is crucial for comprehending the multifaceted nature of pandemics.
The developed forms offer a precise method for studying pandemic historiography.